may 31, 1775 - Mecklenburg Resolves
Description:
The Mecklenburg Resolves, or Charlotte Town Resolves, was a list of statements adopted at Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on May 20, 1775; drafted in the month following the fighting at Lexington and Concord. Similar lists of resolves were issued by other local colonial governments at that time, none of which called for independence from Great Britain.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 31, 1775
Now
~ 250 years ago